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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Zoya MatteVelvet Winter/Holiday 2015

Press samples/Affiliate links. Zoya brought back the MatteVelvet's for 2015. This is a beautiful line of shades with Zoya's signature MatteVelvet fleck finish. I loved the 2014 MatteVelvet's so much, I have backups of my favorites, and they are my most used polishes in my collection. Let's take a look at the 2015 line.

Zoya MatteVelvet Winter/Holiday 2015

Aspen (ZP814) - a sparkling artic white with a micronized diamond pearl fleck. This is gorgeous and I liked this one a lot more than I thought I would. Three coats, no top coat.

Aspen

Aspen macro

Sue (ZP815) - a soft champagne gold with a multi-hued oyster shell pearl fleck. This is my favorite. The color is so gorgeous! Three coats, no top coat.

Sue

Sue macro

Amal (ZP816) – a classic crimson red with a ruby red pearl fleck. Last year, the red was Posh. Every time I used it, I thought to myself, "I wish this was a tad brighter." This is definitely a brighter red than we saw last year. Three coats, no top coat.

Amal

Amal macro

Iris (ZP817) - a deep amethyst with a fuchsia pearl fleck. The fleck effect gets lost in this one. This formula is a tad trickier than the others. Two coats, no top coat. In hindsight, I should've used three coats.

Iris

Iris macro

Yves (ZP818) - a deep sapphire that's midway in between indigo and royal blue with a blue pearl fleck. The fleck also gets lost in this one. The formula on this one was thinner than the others and also tricky. This requires a careful application and a good base coat because this is a stainer. Three coats, no top coat.

Yves

Yves macro

Honor (ZP819) - a true emerald green with a tone on tone emerald pearl fleck. This is also a stainer. Three coats, no top coat.

Honor

Honor macro

I love the Zoya MatteVelvet line so I'm excited it was brought back this year. Aspen, Sue and Amal are my favorites. And, I can't stress this enough, I LOVE SUE! Love it. I found Iris and Yves kind of hard to work with. Maybe I was going to fast? It's possible. A few of these shades seem fairly close to some from last year and I'm working on a separate comparison post.Tips: don't overwork the polish, use as little brush strokes as possible, let each layer completely dry before applying the next.These shades can be purchased directly from Zoya or at ULTA Beauty.